Most Popular Names of 1905
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1905
#1 Mary16,067 births#2 Helen6,811 births#3 Margaret5,690 births#4 Anna5,424 births#5 Ruth5,068 births#6 Elizabeth4,121 births#7 Dorothy3,937 births#8 Mildred3,758 births#9 Marie3,643 births#10 Alice3,610 births#11 Florence3,478 births#12 Ethel3,401 births#13 Lillian3,185 births#14 Gladys2,996 births#15 Edna2,953 births#16 Frances2,887 births#17 Annie2,793 births#18 Rose2,724 births#19 Grace2,630 births#20 Bessie2,446 births#21 Bertha2,434 births#22 Clara2,397 births#23 Louise2,367 births#24 Irene2,357 births#25 Hazel2,351 births#26 Emma2,298 births#27 Gertrude2,276 births#28 Catherine2,198 births#29 Mabel2,178 births#30 Edith2,137 births#31 Pearl2,108 births#32 Martha2,091 births#33 Myrtle2,026 births#34 Esther1,993 births#35 Minnie1,950 births#36 Thelma1,945 births#37 Josephine1,894 births#38 Ruby1,885 births#39 Eva1,815 births#40 Elsie1,811 births#41 Sarah1,762 births#42 Ida1,757 births#43 Agnes1,718 births#44 Viola1,697 births#45 Beatrice1,661 births#45 Evelyn1,661 births#47 Julia1,642 births#48 Nellie1,626 births#49 Laura1,566 births#50 Lucille1,533 births#51 Lillie1,481 births#52 Ella1,438 births#53 Virginia1,394 births#54 Pauline1,381 births#55 Mattie1,371 births#56 Alma1,333 births#57 Jessie1,315 births#58 Carrie1,288 births#59 Willie1,285 births#60 Mae1,284 births#61 Lena1,258 births#62 Hattie1,197 births#63 Blanche1,190 births#63 Katherine1,190 births#65 Marion1,141 births#66 Lucy1,132 births#67 Stella1,097 births#68 Fannie1,085 births#69 Leona1,082 births#70 Mamie1,068 births#71 Vera1,053 births#72 Cora1,044 births#73 Eleanor1,041 births#74 Bernice1,032 births#75 Ann996 births#76 Jennie981 births#77 Beulah968 births#78 Lula963 births#79 Rosa922 births#80 Ada873 births#81 Ellen845 births#82 Violet831 births#83 Doris812 births#84 Maggie809 births#85 Betty807 births#86 Kathryn788 births#87 Daisy776 births#88 Lois763 births#89 Dora757 births#90 Marguerite753 births#91 Sadie750 births#92 Nora742 births#93 Susie739 births#94 Georgia722 births#94 Velma722 births#96 Marjorie712 births#97 Maude709 births#98 Anne708 births#99 Opal702 births#100 Emily683 births
Popular Boy Names in 1905
#1 John8,059 births#2 William6,495 births#3 James6,042 births#4 George4,256 births#5 Charles3,608 births#6 Robert3,410 births#7 Joseph3,302 births#8 Frank2,837 births#9 Edward2,366 births#10 Thomas2,135 births#11 Henry2,126 births#12 Walter1,902 births#13 Willie1,782 births#14 Harry1,619 births#15 Albert1,532 births#16 Arthur1,505 births#17 Clarence1,377 births#18 Fred1,284 births#19 Paul1,262 births#20 Harold1,258 births#21 Raymond1,159 births#22 Richard1,033 births#23 Joe1,024 births#24 Roy1,016 births#25 Louis981 births#26 Carl959 births#27 Ralph938 births#28 Jack907 births#29 Earl904 births#30 Samuel856 births#31 Ernest845 births#32 David838 births#33 Theodore834 births#34 Charlie801 births#35 Howard735 births#36 Francis685 births#37 Herbert681 births#38 Lawrence669 births#39 Sam620 births#40 Andrew619 births#41 Elmer602 births#42 Eugene593 births#43 Alfred591 births#44 Floyd523 births#45 Michael513 births#46 Leo512 births#47 Leonard495 births#48 Anthony490 births#49 Lee486 births#50 Daniel484 births#51 Herman475 births#52 Clyde474 births#52 Kenneth474 births#54 Jesse443 births#55 Leroy441 births#56 Oscar436 births#57 Lester432 births#57 Russell432 births#59 Donald425 births#60 Ray424 births#61 Clifford420 births#62 Peter409 births#63 Claude399 births#64 Chester388 births#65 Lewis384 births#65 Stanley384 births#67 Frederick381 births#68 Benjamin379 births#69 Lloyd369 births#70 Edwin357 births#71 Norman350 births#72 Cecil347 births#73 Eddie346 births#74 Jessie338 births#75 Martin332 births#76 Homer318 births#77 Tom317 births#78 Edgar315 births#79 Luther308 births#80 Milton299 births#81 Johnnie297 births#82 Bernard292 births#83 Melvin291 births#84 Ben290 births#85 Harvey286 births#85 Will286 births#87 Leon274 births#88 Allen272 births#89 Everett270 births#90 Victor268 births#91 Roosevelt264 births#92 Alvin258 births#93 Stephen246 births#94 Leslie237 births#95 Jim236 births#96 Philip234 births#97 Virgil226 births#98 Jacob220 births#99 Otis216 births#100 Marvin215 births